Combination-tool.



s. NORBISH.

COMBINATION TOOL. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.4.1918.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

\ INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY ljhl SAMUEL NORRISH, F WYOMING, OHIO.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

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Application filed January 1918.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I. SAMUEL N onmsn, a citizen of the United States. residing at yoming, in the county of l-lamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination- Tools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combination tools. and aims primarily to provide a tool which embodies a claw nail puller, a puller for nails having no heads. a wire stretcher, a wire cutter, and a chisel.

A further object of the invention is to provide an instrument of the character mentioned which shall be of extremely simple and inexpensive construction, which may be manufactured at low cost, which has but few simple and readily assembled parts, the said parts being constructed and arranged in such manner as to minimize the opportunity for wear, breakage or derangement, which is capable of being easily and quickly operated, and which will prove thoroughly practical and etlicient in use.

lVith these objects in view, together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in thenovel construction. combination and arrangemei'it of parts. all as will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a combination tool constructed in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the improved tool, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of one portion of the tool and, illustrating the implement for removing nails without heads.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing. It indicates the shank of the im proved tool. the said shank being of any approved six. and being formed preferably of strong metal. This shank is provided at one end with a head 5, the ends of the head being reduced or tapered as shown. and one of the said ends cut away as at 6 to pro vide a V-notch constituting a claw for use in removing nails from planks, buildings, boxes, etc. It will be observed that the outer portion of the head is rounded from one end to the other, to permit of the said head Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, twi

Serial No. 210,313.

being rocked during the nailezitracting operation.

T he opposite end of the head is provided with improved means for facilitating the removal f nails having no heads, and to this end, the said head portion is provided with a yoke member 7, the arms of which straddle the said head end and are pivotally secured to the latter. As shown in Fi 3 of the drawing, the sides of the head end are reduced so as to receive the yoke arms, and the bight portion of the yoke passes over the extremity of the head and in close proximity thereto. The yoke arms are pivoted to the head as at 8. It will be observed from Fig. 1 of the drawings that the extremity of the head is tapered to a point, and it is obvious that when the point or edge is engaged with the side of a nail. and the yoke 7 is swung downwardly over the same, rearward rocking movement delivered to the tool will cause the sharpened edge to bite into the nail and to beheld firmly engaged with the latter by the swinging' yoke member 7.

The head 5 is provided upon one side and intermediate the ends thereof with an ou wardly extending boss 9, the operative surface of which is rounded from one end to the other thereof. A rocking clamp member 10 is pivoted as at 11 to the side of the head adjacent the boss and is adapted to clamp between itself and the boss the Wire which it may be desired to stretch. The rocking clamp member is provided with rearwardly extending arm 12, carrying at its outer end an inwardly projecting pin or stud l3 engaging in a slot M- in a lever 15 pivoted as at 16 to the tool head beneath the clamping member 10. The outer or tremity of the lever 15 is provided with pin or detent 17 adapted to engage in a suit able notch or recess in the adjacent surface of the tool shank. this construction enabling the lever to be held firmly to the tool shank when not in use. it is obvious that by the a 'rangemcnt of the clamp member arm 12 and the rocking lever 15. powerful elam'ping action in the member '10 may be developed by rocking the said lover.

The lever 15 is provided adjacent its pivoted end with a laterally projecting cutter lug 18, which is adapted when the lever is rocked to pass across a notch 19 in one edge iiy perated of the tobl shank t. This particular er rangement provides a Wire cutting device, and it 'Will be understood that the wire to be severed will be passed through the notch when the cutting lug is removed therefrom. The end of the shank 4c opposite to the head 5 is tapered as shown, and is provided with a sharpened bevel edge 20, thus providing a chisel which may be used for various purposes.

From the foregoing it. is obvious that I have provided a tool which is of extremely simple construction and which may be readto perform the various functions for Which it is designed. it will be understood that the implement rests upon its head 5 With wire clamped in the clamping means thereof when it is desired that the tool be used as a stroteher, end by grasp ing; the shank and rot-king: the same upon the rounded head. the desired drawing power will be developed. whioh the othe" is obvious.

implements are to be used The manner inasset While the above is a description of the preferred embodiment of the invention it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, and minor changes in the details of construrtion may be resorted to without departing from the invention as defined by the claim.

I claim In a tool of the class described, a head, a boss on said head, a clamping member pivoted adjavent said boss, an arm projecting rearwardly from said member, a lever pivoted at one end to said head between the latter and the said arm, the said lever being provided with an elongated slot, a pin projecting from said arm and into said slot, and means "for locking said lever agains swinging; movement.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' SAMUEL NORRISH. Witnesses F. A. NUSBAUM,

Rosco FERDAY. 

